Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Can they do both? Furlough juniors, and keep seniors on EIL?
Rick, as far as I can tell, they almost have to. I’m pretty sure I read in the LOA that they can’t call back incentive lines early if there is anyone furloughed, which would indicate it’s a possibility to have both EILs and furloughs simultaneously. If they needed to furlough, it wouldn’t make sense to recall a bunch of Captains and senior FOs (let’s call that the expensive end of the list) just so they can chop off even more of the bottom of the list (the least expensive pilots) to attain the correct staffing numbers.